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Maryland’s senators voted NO Sunday on a bill to reopen the government. They said it failed to help Americans better afford health care. Their comments: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The Senate voted to end the shutdown late Sunday. Enough Democrats joined Republicans to meet the 60 vote threshold. There’s still more procedural hurdles yet to go. Md.’s senators voted no, saying the agreement fell flat on health care affordability for the American people.

Maryland Sen. Pres. Bill Ferguson said Md.’s US House maps are fair and changing them could mean a worse outcome for Dems. His stance has infuriated the national party and battle lines are being drawn in the State House. tinyurl.com/2m88xje9

Redistricting News: Gov. Wes Moore is setting up a commission to study Maryland’s congressional maps one week after state Senate Pres. Bill Ferguson threw water on the idea. @pwoodreporter.bsky.social has the story. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland state lawmakers put pressure on Gov. Wes Moore today to use some of the state’s $2B+ Rainy Day Fund to pay for SNAP benefits that are due to run out in November. One senator likened the situation to not just a rainy day, but a hurricane. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson officially says he won't support Congressional redistricting, saying it's too legally and politically risky. Gov. Wes Moore and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones have been supportive. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Today, Maryland lawmakers will weigh potential options for covering November SNAP payments for 680,000 recipients. The state’s Rainy Day Fund could be one of them. By @pwoodreporter.bsky.social & me www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Last week, @mdhumanservices.bsky.social Sec. Rafael López issued a policy prohibiting social services agencies from placing children in state care in unlicensed settings. Four days later, the agency broke the rule. @leeosanderlin.bsky.social, Jessica Calefati www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland's AG Brown is suing the Trump administration for suspending SNAP benefits on behalf of the 680,000 Marylanders starting Nov. 1. The lawsuit, filed by a coalition of states, called on the USDA to use $6 billion in aid already set aside by Congress. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland’s state government has $3.5 billion sitting in fully liquid cash. Gov. Wes Moore says he won’t use any of it to keep SNAP food benefits going once federal funding dries up — unless the feds guarantee repayment. From me & @brendawintrode.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Gov. Wes Moore said Friday he wouldn’t use state money for SNAP benefits without assurances the feds will pay it back. Moore indicated on shutdown Day 1 he would keep the program operating. The state had said there was billions in cash reserves. w/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3wkwz4nr

National Democrats have entered the Maryland redistricting chat and are out with a new poll showing the idea has support with the base. @pwoodreporter.bsky.social has the story. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

ICYMI: Maryland Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin called on his state to fight back against GOP-led redistricting efforts. He's the latest lawmaker to weigh in on what the Free State should do, saying: "Our democracy and freedom are at stake." www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

More than 10% of Marylanders keep food on their table with the help of SNAP. That assistance is due to run out on Nov. 1, a consequence of the federal shutdown. Gov. Wes Moore hasn’t said whether or how the state will step in to help. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

A Sliver Spring construction company hired to tear down the White House’s East Wing faces online backlash, @jackhogan.me reports. www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...

Towson University students moved their “No Kings” rally off campus after a school official told them speakers’ names would be run through federal government databases and vetted for security reasons. The official mentioned concerns over political violence. Story w/ @elliew0lfe.bsky.social

A majority of Maryland voters rebuffed the president's job performance and his policies on immigration, federal cuts and deploying the National Guard, according to a @BaltimoreBanner poll. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway launched a challenge to longtime U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume on a corner known as the heart of the city’s opioid crisis. He said the endemic symbolized all that is wrong with politics. @jphotoj.bsky.social 📷 www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

📊 We’ve got a new Maryland poll! 📊 Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s approval is 54%. We also asked folks an open-ended question about Moore’s accomplishments and they struggled to name any. Read more: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Weighing a run against Rep. Andy Harris, Jake Day’s polling found an uphill climb for any Democrat. But if Maryland leaders decide to redraw the district, it could be a game changer. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

In picking a new budget secretary, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore turned to someone with deep knowledge and extensive relationships in the State House: Yaakov "Jake" Weissmann, who served as chief of staff to 2 Senate presidents. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Pres. Trump signed a law in 2019 that said furloughed federal workers get paid once a shutdown ends. Today he threatened their back pay. It was Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin who wrote that law for exactly this reason. tinyurl.com/3mpmy969

A fascinating and enlightening look at Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s recently elevated profile and his political future, by @emilyopilo.bsky.social. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones said it’s time to talk — about redistricting. Maryland is one Democratic stronghold poised to counter GOP remapping in a national battle for control of the U.S. House. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Mom says Maryland agency knew foster teen was ‘high risk’ before placing her in hotel where she died of a suspected overdose. By Lee Sanderlin and Jessica Calefati www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland senators are calling foul on President Trump’s attempt to whitewash history, @sararuberg.bsky.social reports. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he's directed state agencies to keep federally funded programs running with state money during the shutdown. In the past, the feds have reimbursed the state after reopening. There's been no guarantee that will happen this time. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The federal government is set to shut down tomorrow as Congress remains at an impasse. Federal workers in Maryland may feel the immediate effects. w/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social & @valerieplesch.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

House Democrats aren’t in session today but held a press conference restating their case to fight for health care hours before a government shutdown. Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said Dems are ready to do their jobs while Republicans are “on vacation.”

📉The numbers are in: Maryland's state government workforce will shrink by 500 positions, a combination of workers taking buyouts and vacant positions being eliminated. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Md. Sen. Chris Van Hollen on CNN Sunday said Dems in Congress are united heading into a federal shutdown even as Republicans threaten mass firings of federal workers. Failed talks could hit Maryland right in the pocketbook. w/@pwoodreporter.bsky.social tinyurl.com/38yh8p7p

Just past the tree-line of a well manicured vet cemetery lies what researchers believe are the unmarked graves of Black children who died in state custody. Lawmakers said they want to restore dignity to those buried there. w/ @jessicagallagher.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

In addition to questioning the cost of a rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge, Donald Trump’s administration has a new target: Maryland laws requiring minority-owned businesses complete a chunk of the work. The latest from me and @hayesgardner.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Congress clocked out today without a plan to fund the government. Maryland Democrats said their side has been willing to negotiate but all voted against a stopgap bill because they’re hoping to get Republicans to the table. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen isn't known as a rabble rouser in Congress, but this year he's stepped in front of issues some Dems think are too hot to touch. On a national platform Saturday, he blasted his own party for their timidity. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Can confirm. Maddi's your girl.

@vanhollen.senate.gov did more than eat steak in Iowa on Saturday. He delivered a performance review for minority leaders in Congress, telling them to stop the "spineless politics." 📷 KC McGinnis www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maj. Gen. Linda Singh led troops into Baltimore in 2015 after the death of Freddie Gray. She's not seeing that level of crisis now as Pres. Trump sends troops to American cities. She and others are speaking out. 📷 @valerieplesch.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to Iowa to deliver a message to hundreds of Democrats on Saturday: Democracy is in trouble, and so is their party. It’s up to them to fix it. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The top Democratic leaders of the Maryland General Assembly – House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson – were both targeted by bomb threats at their homes today. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The presiding officers of Maryland’s General Assembly were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday, amid rising concern about political violence in the nation. By @pwoodreporter.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Pres. Trump’s National Guard deployments in other cities are facing legal challenges. Maryland’s A.G. Anthony Brown said he’s closely watching what happens should the president send them to Baltimore. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Pres. Trump on Tuesday hinted at sending National Guard to Baltimore. The White House did not clarify the president’s meandering remarks. @thebaltimorebanner.com politics team www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

A federal judge ruled the Trump admin's use of the National Guard in L.A. was illegal and violated a law that keeps military from carrying out law enforcement activities against civilians. This is a key decision by the court's over how the president can use the Guard. tinyurl.com/2txkd8z5

Have you been wondering if President Trump can send troops to Baltimore? There are pathways, but he’d be testing the law. Experts weigh in on what’s possible:

The latest turn in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s legal saga from @thebaltimorebanner.com reporters Danny Zawodny & John-John Williams. www.thebanner.com/national/kil...

President Donald Trump v. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore: We've tracked all the back-and-forth from the last couple weeks for you. w/ @brendawintrode.bsky.social & @emilyopilo.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

@govwesmoore.bsky.social has served President Trump some fiery clap backs these last few weeks, aimed at the insults and threats coming from the White House. @pwoodreporter.bsky.social @emilyopilo.bsky.social & I recapped their verbal tennis match. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...